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Downey, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 10:16:10 pm
Moon Direction: 87° East
Moon Altitude: -41.1°
Moon Distance: 246,396 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 1:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 1:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 1:40 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Downey, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:41 am (247°) 8:02 pm (116°) 12:25 am (37.6°) 249,206 99.7%
2 - 6:14 am (242°) 9:02 pm (120°) 1:11 am (33.3°) 250,564 99.5%
3 - 6:52 am (238°) 10:00 pm (123°) 1:59 am (30.0°) 251,558 97.3%
4 - 7:36 am (236°) 10:55 pm (125°) 2:49 am (27.9°) 252,102 93.3%
5 - 8:25 am (235°) 11:45 pm (124°) 3:40 am (27.2°) 252,104 87.7%
6 - 9:20 am (237°) - 4:31 am (27.8°) 251,476 80.7%
7 12:29 am (122°) 10:18 am (239°) - 5:21 am (29.9°) 250,151 72.4%
8 1:07 am (118°) 11:18 am (244°) - 6:10 am (33.1°) 248,103 63.1%
9 1:40 am (113°) 12:19 pm (250°) - 6:57 am (37.5°) 245,355 53.1%
10 2:11 am (107°) 1:20 pm (256°) - 7:42 am (42.8°) 242,009 42.8%
11 2:38 am (100°) 2:22 pm (264°) - 8:26 am (48.8°) 238,220 32.4%
12 3:06 am (92°) 3:26 pm (272°) - 9:11 am (55.3°) 234,243 22.5%
13 3:33 am (84°) 4:32 pm (280°) - 9:58 am (62.1°) 230,373 13.6%
14 4:04 am (76°) 5:43 pm (288°) - 10:48 am (68.8°) 226,970 6.5%
15 4:38 am (69°) 6:57 pm (295°) - 11:42 am (74.9°) 224,353 1.8%
16 5:20 am (62°) 8:14 pm (301°) - 12:43 pm (79.9°) 222,828 0.2%
17 6:10 am (58°) 9:30 pm (304°) - 1:47 pm (83.1°) 222,549 1.8%
18 7:11 am (56°) 10:38 pm (304°) - 2:55 pm (84.0°) 223,521 6.7%
19 8:20 am (57°) 11:35 pm (302°) - 4:01 pm (82.6°) 225,588 14.3%
20 9:33 am (60°) - - 5:02 pm (79.3°) 228,476 23.9%
21 - 12:22 am (297°) 10:45 am (66°) 5:57 pm (74.5°) 231,851 34.7%
22 - 12:59 am (291°) 11:54 am (72°) 6:48 pm (68.8°) 235,407 45.9%
23 - 1:31 am (284°) 12:59 pm (80°) 7:33 pm (62.7°) 238,887 56.9%
24 - 1:59 am (276°) 2:00 pm (87°) 8:17 pm (56.4°) 242,104 67.3%
25 - 2:25 am (269°) 2:59 pm (95°) 8:59 pm (50.2°) 244,935 76.6%
26 - 2:50 am (262°) 3:58 pm (102°) 9:40 pm (44.4°) 247,324 84.6%
27 - 3:16 am (255°) 4:56 pm (108°) 10:23 pm (39.1°) 249,251 91.1%
28 - 3:44 am (249°) 5:55 pm (114°) 11:08 pm (34.6°) 250,723 95.8%
29 - 4:15 am (244°) 6:55 pm (119°) 11:55 pm (31.0°) 251,752 98.8%
30 - 4:51 am (239°) 7:53 pm (122°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:33 am (237°) 8:49 pm (124°) 12:44 am (28.5°) 252,346 99.8%
* All times are local time for Downey. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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